The Nomads

Left Livingstone Campground, Langley, BC

Temps: 18C

Raining

We were up really early trying to take advantage of the break in the weather; it had rained incessantly all night. Luckily, the break had been long enough to allow the tent to dry and rushing as fast as we could we pretty much got it packed up before the rain poured down again.

We hit the road headed for Kamloops without the benefit of coffee or breakfast and drove out of the rain in about a half hour.

An interesting thing happened on the highway. I was riding along at about 130 KPH when a pack of seven Hell’s Angels roared past and pulled into formation right in front of me and immediately slowed down to about 90(speed limit ) and began tapping the top of their helmets with the palm of their hands.

I was forced to slow down so as not to run into them; had no idea what was happening and was beginning to imagine all kinds of dire eventualities when immediately we came unto a pack of RCMP standing on the side of the highway with speed guns set up on tripods.

I was by now in formation with the pack and we continued that way at the speed limit for about five minutes until we were out of range and out of sight. Then the pack roared off never to be seen again!

Thank you very much boys! Very good of you! Saved my a?? , you did!

I have discovered that the universal motorcycle sign for radar or RCMP is that “distinctive tap” on the top of the helmet!

Throughout the day we constantly saw large groups of Hell’s Angels pass us and were wondering what was going on. It turns out that there was a large 25^th Anniversary Party for the local chapter in Langley that weekend and, being Monday, the out-of-towners were hitting the road.

We stopped in to the small town of Hope, a pretty town in a rural sort of way, to have a coffee at the “Blue Moose”, the local hotspot for the “Iced Latté frappéchinno” crowd because they advertised free wireless internet, which didn’t work, so no email or blog update, no way to wish Mikie a “Happy Birthday”; picked up a quick lunch and spare relish and ketchup packets at the local MacRonnie’s, stopped by the Safeway for beans and wieners to cook for supper, and hit the road again. We pulled into Herald Provincial Park on Shuswap Lake halfway between Kamloops and Revelstoke to camp for the night. It is a beautiful place, nestled in the mountains on the shore of a pristine lake.

Kilometres - Daytrip: 449.6km total: 25,108

Gas: $38 Ferry: 0

Lodging: Herald Prov. Park Campground $17.90

# posted by Richard and Susie @ 7:37 AM